Hair extractor mechanism



Feb. 14, 1950 J. FIGHTER HAIR ExTRAcToR MECHANISM Filed April 22, 1947 lntenteci ein. 114, QSJ

UNITED lsrjnrlss PAT-:ENT OFFICE .Julius richter, .south Euclid, ohio, assignor to fMaunice M. ACohen, Cleveland, Ohio nppncanmiaprilze, 1947,=fseria1N0. '743,156

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'The vpresent-fi-nven'tion frelatesltoaipowerfdriven fh-alrfextractoriiand Vlit 'Lis :an-.improvement,:on the 'hair extractor disclosed in UAS. .Batent :No 224135576. x

lAniobjeoti-ofthe invention'isto liprovidefxa hair extractor otthetypefdisclosed fini the: abovey mentione'dlpatent 'in 'which the hair` gripping L members, I'which rotate about .a commonwaxis @and move toward l'and away :from one :another for gripping `fand :displacing 'fhair fenterin'g between .the members, eanbefseparated substantially 'furitherllapart than when =operatingffto` extract hair and maintained separated `.by a 'manually r operated member -toI lpermit fdirtand"oreignrmatter ito f' be4 removed from` ibetween'fthe hair v'gripping `surfaces df the rgrippin'g Amembers.

Another A"objeotc fthe invention `is .to provide ra dirt retaining groovefin' one of "-thehair gripping members fior preventing fdirtffromworking out of fthe mechanism and lbetweenf the'hair .gripping w20 surfaces.

Either lolojectsand advantages of.' theiinvention fwillfbe' apparent yfrom th'el following 1' description of @a preferred? form Lol? the invention, 'reference lbeing made "to the accompanying drawings "in which:

Fig, l is` a ilonglini'dinalfview:` in 1 section o'ffa/hair extractor; Y

Figi 2 is aiifragmentary viewnsimiiar to that of Fi'gJ-L 'but showing 'certainfparts 'off'the `ihair -f'exitraetor vin different rpositions 'and Fig. 311s affragmentaryftop 'view fof V'the `extractor.

' 'Theihair' extractor shown' in 'the drawings con-- 'sists Vof Ta ltubular Ihandle memberf ff'which may 'be :ofl fany suitable wmaterial *and'fonned of "such size and shape that it can be `easily heldand ymanipulated by 'the hand. yA"rodY-ihaving a Ysleeve 1 lis journalled in"the hand1e"by suitable fpinl` bearings 8, and one'end'of the'rod projects 'trom :one 'end of thehandle. The 'projectingend fof v'the 'rod `has a head' 9' formed thereon, which headprovides a laterallyr projecting annular "face `I`0. Also, a peripheralgroove "I2vis formed about 'the rodfi "adjacent `tor thev face 110,' but spaced slightly "therefrom, The purpose Aof the groove "Will be brought' out hereinafter.

The sleeve"1 is rotatively' `coupledwiththe rod "rod, and the end portions of which project through llongitudinally extending `slots 16 and `I"|, respec tively; inthe sleeve. `Thus,=the sleeve 'l 'will ro- `tate with therod`6 and atthe-same timeitmay reciprocate longitudinally 'on'the rrodfbymeansof the 'Slots' 1:6 and "11.

zsleeve ,by Aa set screwiiZ.

Aandi sleeve.

,Longitudinal movement o'f-irod 6 to .theleft is @prohibited bythe -thrustybearing 22, one-race/ZS of which is connected with pinl. Movement vof the rod 6 inthe :opposite direction -is ,restrained Yby .a compression vspring .f2.6 interposed between .a ,ring 25 connectedfto rod Hand a thrustlbearing 2l. The rod 6 is adapted ,.to be driven by ya coupling memberfil lthat frnay ybeconneeted at `3 l with a nexible ldrive rshaft, .1 not rshown.

The sleeve vc'l iis adapted "to bereciprocated on `the rod B as the lrod .fandfsleeve rotate, andthe .louter-,end of the sleeve will be movedibyaresilient ,force against vthe `face `I D f to grip hair between its fend 'edge-:3% andthe face Hl. Thersleeve will'sublsequently be v.withdrew/n after -it has rotated .through approximately to yrelease the hair. Thisreciprocation of the sleeve 'l iseffected by a `drinn-shaped ica-m member :34 mounted on 4the sleeve. 'The cam-'member ,lhasa keyway 35, into which -a lug 36 on thesIeeVe projects so that the cam 'will bedrivenfbythe l'sleeve and at the same time I.there may be f relative longitudinal -movementibetweenthe camand sleeve. The cam member 34 has a camgroove 31 `therein'andla cam follower l33 Vprojects -into the groove. The `cam Vfollowerfl ,comprisesxaroller journalled on a plug `39 threaded..into;,an opening inthe handle v5 yso thattheffollower will project into the cam groove. rThe Vcanfrgroo've hasfone portion offset so 4that as 'the cam 34rotates, thefxed -follower i138 4Willco- :operate'xwith the-edges' of ,the camggroove to cause `thecarnniemberto reciprocate longitudinally `of the ysleeve l. .Thewuppenenri of theplug `39 .is covered lby a -capvv l3*!! which conceals-the iplugalfor L:preventing tampering therewith.

vAcompression springill is interposed 4between fthe camrmemberi andfacollarrdlwxedtothe zT-herspring y.'Hl vcontinually-urgesflthe V.sleeve :to vthe right, vas `viewed in the-.drawings,-:soithat thesfend Aof the sleeve will abutY the ihairngripping :face IG Witha'yielding lforce to grip hair with suiicient firmness `to f'extract `:the Jhair fby'thexrotary-:motion of therod .The 'sleeve .is fmoved linl the opposite direction! by `the cam memberifSd i `engaging a stop member 44, Whichlisfattachedto the sleeveml by a1 set screwl 45. "'The'rsleeve '1 will bemoved vfrom thefaceil afdist'ance to releaselhairgripped between the's'leeve rand face andtoreceive unpulled hairs, but not suchdistanee aslto uncover the groove l2. For example, this movement is approximately 0(0.18 Iinch. "Thus, 'the sleeve Will `be urged into the hair gripping-position f by a resilient actionibutwill ybe'nioved tothe hair re- -leasingpostionlby a ipositivevaction. 4It Will be 3 understood that the sleeve will be moved in opposite directions once during each revolution thereof.

As the extractor is operated, there will be a tendency for dirt and the like to work outwardly along the rod 6 and appear between the end of the sleeve l and face IU where it would be transferred to the skin by the user, which is of course undesirable. The groove i2 catches and retains this dirt and other material before it enters the space between the sleeve end and face I0. Thus, this dirt, which may be of a greasy consistency, will be arrested before it is smeared or deposited on the skin of the user.

Also, bits of hair, dry skin and the like are apt to collect between the face I and the end edge 3.2 of the sleeve 'l and interfere with eflicient operation of the extractor. In order to permit easy removal of the material collected between the hair gripping surfaces i0 and 32 and to clean out the groove periodically, I have provided manually operable means for retracting the sleeve beyond the groove so that a cloth or cleaning tissue may be inserted between these surfaces and into the groove as the sleeve and rod rotate. This means comprises a flange 41 formed on the stop member 44 and an eccentric actuator for engaging the flange and moving the member 44, together with the sleeve l, to the left. The eccentric actuator consists of a cylindrical plug 49 rotatably mounted in an opening in the handle 5. The inner face of the plug 49 has a roller 50 mounted thereon eccentric to the axis of rotation of the plug so that when the plug is in the position shown in Fig. 1, the roller is out of contact with the flange 41, but when the plug 49 is rotated through 180, as shown in Fig. 2, the roller 50 will engage the flange and move the member 44 out of contact with cam 34 and cause the outer end of the sleeve 'l to move to a position in which the groove l2 is uncovered. For example, the edge 32 may be separated 11g from face l0. This retraction of the sleeve may be effected while the rod and sleeve are rotated and by merely inserting a cloth or tissue between the surfaces ill and 32 and into the groove, the dirt will be removed, assisted by rotation of the rod and sleeve.

The plug 4@ is provided with a dial. portion V52 by which 'the plug may be rotated manuali", and the plug is retained in its opening by a ball 54 being urged into sockets 55 formed at 180 to one another. The ball 54 is pressed by a spring 5E compressed by a threaded plug 51. Preferably, the dial is provided with indicia which cooperate with a mark 50 on the handle to indicate the operative position of the dial. For example, an O may be provided near the edge of the dial which when registering with mark 60 indicates that the faces I0 and 32 are separated for cleaning. An -arrow may be provided on the opposite side of the dial to indicate the normal operating position.

By my invention, I have provided a power driven hair extractor that will not smear or soil the skin of the operator and which may be quickly cleaned with a minimum of eifort.

Although I have described but one form of the invention, it is to be understood that other forms might be adopted, all falling within the scope of the claims which follow.

I claim:

1. A hair extractor comprising a handle, hair gripping elements carried by the handle and extending from one end thereof, one of said elements consisting of a rod having a laterally projecting face at the end thereof and the other of said elements consisting of a sleeve surrounding said one element, said elements being rotatable about a common longitudinal axis; means for reciprocating one of said elements along said axis relative to the other element during rotation of said elements whereby hair is gripped and released from between the end of said sleeve and said face; and manually operable means for moving said sleeve longitudinally relative to the other member during rotation of said elements for maintaining the end of the sleeve and said face separated and inoperative to grip hair, said manual movement of said sleeve being greater in degree than the movement during reciprocation by the rst mentioned means.

2. A hair extractor comprising a handle, hair gripping elements carried on the handle and extending from one end thereof, one of said elements consisting of a rod-like member having a laterally projecting face at the end thereof and the other of said elements consisting of a sleeve surrounding said member, said elements being v rotatable about a common longitudinal axis, said rod-like member having a peripheral groove therein spaced from said face and normally covered by said sleeve element; means for reciprocating one of said elements along said axis relative to the other element during rotation of said elements whereby hair is gripped and released from between the end of said sleeve and said face; and manually operable means for moving one of said elements longitudinally relative to the other for maintaining the end of the sleeve and said face separated and inoperative to grip hair, the last mentioned means being operable to move the last mentioned element relative to the other a distance to uncover the groove.

3. A hair extractor comprising a handle; a rod rotatably journalled in the handle and having one end extending from the handle, said end of the rod having a laterally projecting hair gripping face; a sleeve mounted on the rod for rotation. therewith, `said sleeve extending to said laterally projecting face and having an end thereof cooperating with said face for gripping hair; means, comprising a cam and cam follower, for reciproeating the sleeve during rotation of said rod and sleeve for causing said sleeve to grip and release hair against said face; and manually operable means for withdrawingand retaining said sleeve Withdrawn from said face independently of said means and during rotation ofsaid rod and sleeve, the manual withdrawal of said sleeve from said face being of a greater extent than the movement of said sleeve from said fa-ce by the first mentioned means.

4. A hair extractor comprising a handle; a rod rotatably journalled in the handle and having one end extending from the handle, said end of the rod having a laterally projecting hair gripping face, said rod having a peripheral groove thereabout adjacent to said face; a sleeve mounted on the rod for rotation therewith, said sleeve extending to said laterally projecting face and having an end thereof cooperating with said face for gripping hair; means including a cam and cam follower for reciprocating the sleeve during rotation of said rod and sleeve for causing said sleeve to grip and release hair against said face; and manually operable means for withdrawing and retaining said sleeve withdrawn from said face independently of said means, the last mentioned means being operable to withdraw said sleeve from over the groove Iin therocl 5. A hair extractor comprising, a handle; a rod journalled in the handle and having one end projecting from the handle, said rod having a laterally projecting face on the projecting end forming a hair gripping face, a sleeve surrounding said rod, and said sleeve and rod being rotatable about their longitudinal axis and one end of the sleeve being extendable to said face on the rod; a cam mounted on the sleeve and rotatable with the sleeve, said sleeve being slidable longitudinally relative to the cam, a cam follower carried by the handle and cooperating with the cam to reciprocate the cam longitudinally relative to the rod and sleeve as the rod and sleeve rotate; a stop on the sleeve between the cam and the projecting end of the sleeve; a spring between the cam and stop for resiliently urging the sleeve end against said face; a second stop on said sleeve adjacent said cam and engageable by the cam to positively move the sleeve contra to said spring; and a manually operable member carried by the handle and having a part engageable with said second stop for manually moving the second stop contra to said spring for withdrawing the end of the sleeve from said face on the rod.

6. A hair extractor comprising, a handle; a rod journalled in the handle and having one end projecting from the handle, said rod having a laterally projecting face on the projecting end forming a hair gripping face, a sleeve surrounding said member, said sleeve and rod being rotatable about their longitudinal axis and one end of the sleeve being extendable to said face on the rod; a cam mounted on the sleeve and rotatable with the sleeve, said sleeve being slidable longitudinally relative to the cam; a cam follower carried by the handle and cooperating with the cam to reciprocate the cam longitudinally relative to the rod and sleeve as the rod and sleeve rotate; a stop on the sleeve between the cam and the projecting end of the sleeve; a spring between the cam and stop for resiliently urging the sleeve end against said face; a second stop on said sleeve adjacent said cam and engageable by the cam to positively move the sleeve contra to said spring; and a rotatable member journalled in said handle on an axis normal to the axis of the sleeve, said rotatable member having a projection eccentric to the axis of the member and engageable with the second stop for moving the sleeve against said spring.

J ULIUS FIGHTER.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the le of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 2,220,811 Budd et al Nov. 5, 1940 2,400,227 Fichter May 14, 1946 2,413,576 Orner Dec. 31, 1946 

